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KN ITTED FABRIC Filed Jan. 1o, 1939 VVF/V70@ @afm/QW@ frfa/m/fy Patented Mar. 149, 19440 UNITE STTES KNITTED FABRIC -v Carl F. Kappler, Philadelphia, Pa., assignorr to f San-KNT-ary Textile Mills, Philadelphia, Pa.,

a corporation of Pennsylvania Application January 10, 1939, Serial No. 250,095

1 Claim. (Cl. (S6-192) This `invention relates to a knitted fabric.

More particularly the fabric according to this invention comprises a series cf interconnected loops, forming in effect a warp, and a weft bywhich 5 certain of the series of loops are tied and which iioats with respect to other series. The structure results in a fabric of open mesh-like appearance and composed of wales alternately comprising a pair of adjacent series of loops oppositely tied by the weftA threads and a single series of loops with respect to which the wefts float.

The fabric contemplated here is of relatively simple structure, is easily made and is adapted to various yuses chief among which is as a carrier for an antiseptic or medicament. be distorted in any direction and readily brought back to normal and will not ravel out on cutting. Having indicated in a general way the nature and purpose of this invention, I will now proceed to a `description thereof in detail with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure l is an enlarged view of a section of'fabric embodying this invention.

Figure 2 is a View showing more particularly the arrangement of the weft threads with respect to the series of loops forming the warp.

Referring now more particularly to Figure l, A, B and C are series cf loops fcrzned by knitting.. The particular stitch shown for the formation of the several series of loops is the well known nubia stitch by which each of the threads is caused to form a loop of one series and is then carried across to form a loop in an adjacent series and is then The fabric mayr carried back to form a loop in the rst series and so on. G and H are weft or filling threads which extend back and forth transversely to the extension of the lines of loops A, vB and C and which tie pairs of series of loops adjacent to a series with respect to which they float.

From an inspection of Figure 2, it will be noted that the weft threads G and I-I respectively tic vthe series B, C adjacent to and on opposite sides v in zig-zag formation between adjacent lines, and pairs of weft threads, every third line being free of engagement by any weft threads and having floating over it one of said pairs of weft threads, one of the weft threads of the pair being tied into a lineadjacent said free line on one side thereof and into the second line therefrom on the other side thereof, and the other weft thread of the pair being oppositely disposed relative to said free line.

CARL F. KAPPLER. 

